Cost of living comparison
Rome is 10.4% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.7% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 3.4% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 21.6% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 24.4% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 37.3% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.8% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 23.4% less in Rome
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$16.08
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$2.23
€2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$7.00
€6.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$3.76
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$7.15
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$37.51
€35.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$26,794.08
€25,538.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$17.15
€16.34
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$29.46
€28.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$1,180.31
€1,125.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$763.10
€727.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$167.26
€159.43
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$508.83
€485.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$10,490.67
€9,999.21
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$5.36
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$6.43
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$58.31
€55.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$65.43
€62.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$30.74
€29.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$77.17
€73.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$102.32
€97.53
|
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